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The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are.
Stephen Covey
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.
Hubert H. Humphrey
True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.
Charles Caleb Colton
Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
Muhammad Ali
The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.
Wilson Mizner
The only way to have a good friend is to be one.
George Bernard Shaw
Friendship is not about whom you have known the longest...It's about who came, and never left your side.
Unknown
A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.
Len Wein
Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.
Brian Tracy
The art of communication is the language of leadership.
James Humes
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
George Bernard Shaw
Communication is the fuel that keeps the fire of your relationship burning, without it, your relationship goes cold.
William Paisley
Communication is key to any relationship. If you can't communicate with someone, it's going to be hard to build a strong foundation.
Alexandra Elle
Communication is the lifeline of any relationship. Without it, the relationship is dead on arrival.
Unknown
Communication is the foundation of all human relationships. Without it, we are lost.
Unknown
The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.
Peter Drucker
Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
The best time to make friends is before you need them.
Ethel Barrymore
Friendship is not about being inseparable, but about the ability to respect each other's space.
Unknown
The language of friendship is not words but meanings.
Henry David Thoreau
The most important thing in life is your family. There are days you love them, and others you don't. But, in the end, they're the people you always come home to. Sometimes it's the family you're born into and sometimes it's the one you make for yourself.
Carrie Bradshaw
The best mirror is an old friend.
George Herbert
The most important thing in a friendship is to know your limits and respect them.
Unknown
A true friend never oversteps their boundaries, but instead, they help you build yours.
Munia Khan
Boundaries are a part of self-care. They are healthy, normal, and necessary.
Doreen Virtue
A friend is someone who knows where all your boundaries are but loves you enough to help you break them.
Unknown
A true friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.
Unknown
A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.
Jim Morrison
A true friend is someone who never gets tired of listening to your pointless dramas over and over again.
Unknown
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
Unknown
A true friend is someone who is there for you when they'd rather be anywhere else.
Len Wein
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.
Woodrow T. Wilson
The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
Tara Brach
The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give. In any case, the giving of love is an education in itself.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Friendship is a two-way street, not a one-way road. It's about give and take, and sometimes you have to be willing to say no.
Unknown
You get to decide what you want to tolerate and what you don't. You get to choose who you spend your time with and who you don't.
Unknown
Boundaries are a sign of self-respect. They are the physical, emotional, and mental limits we set to protect ourselves from being manipulated, used, or violated by others.
Unknown
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
Ernest Hemingway
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.
C.S. Lewis
The only way to have a good relationship is if you demand a good relationship from your partner.
Arielle Ford
The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention.
Rachel Naomi Remen
The only true test of friendship is the time your friend spends on you.
John Marsden
True empathy requires that you step outside your own emotions to view things entirely from the perspective of the other person.
Unknown
Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another.
Alfred Adler
Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.
Mohsin Hamid
Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking action. It's the impetus for creating change.
Max Carver
Empathy is the key to maintaining successful relationships. It's the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Unknown
Empathy is the ability to step outside of your own bubble and into the bubbles of other people.
C. JoyBell C.
Empathy is the glue that holds relationships together.
Unknown
Empathy is the capacity to think and feel oneself into the inner life of another person.
Heinz Kohut
Empathy is the ability to understand and respect the boundaries of others.
Unknown
Boundaries are a part of life. They are not meant to make you feel trapped or like you're walking on eggshells. Creating boundaries is not a sign of secrecy or distrust — it's an expression of what makes you feel comfortable and what you would like or not like to happen within the relationship.
TheHopeLine
Boundaries are a statement of self-worth.
Unknown
You can't have a healthy relationship without mutual respect, and you can't have mutual respect without boundaries.
Unknown
Boundaries are not walls to keep people out, but rather filters to let the right ones in.
Unknown
The only people who get upset about you setting boundaries are the ones who were benefiting from you having none.
Unknown
You get peace of mind not by thinking about it or imagining it, but by quietening and relaxing the restless mind.
Remez Sasson
Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won't accept.
Anna Taylor
Boundaries are a part of self-respect. They are the key to loving yourself and others.
Unknown
Boundaries are a part of life. They are the key to having healthy relationships and a healthy self-esteem.
Unknown
Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.
Prentis Hemphill
Boundaries are a way to take care of ourselves. They are a way to honor our needs and protect our energy.
Unknown
Boundaries are the gates that keep good things in and bad things out.
Unknown
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
Stephen Covey
Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people.
Stephen Covey
Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.
Warren Bennis
Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you know you are loved.
William P. Young
Trust is the first step to love.
Munshi Premchand
Trust is the key to friendship, and friendship is the key to a successful life.
Unknown
Trust is the bedrock of any healthy relationship. Without it, there can be no true intimacy.
Unknown
Trust is the cornerstone of any successful friendship. It allows us to be vulnerable and authentic with one another.
Unknown
Trust is the bridge that connects us to others. It allows us to build strong relationships and maintain healthy boundaries.
Unknown
The most important thing in a friendship is to know where the boundaries are and respect them.
David Zucker
True friends respect your boundaries and encourage you to set healthy ones.
Unknown
Boundaries are a sign of self-respect. They are the foundation of healthy relationships.
Unknown
Friendship is not about being available 24/7. It's about respecting each other's boundaries and being there when it matters.
Unknown
A true friend will never violate your boundaries. They will always respect your limits.
Unknown
Healthy boundaries are not walls. They are the gates and fences that allow you to enjoy the beauty of your own garden.
Lydia Hall
True friendship is when you walk into their house and your WiFi connects automatically.
Unknown
Friendship is not about whom you have known the longest... It's about who came, and never left your side.
Unknown
The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.
Elisabeth Foley
Friendship is not a consolation prize you are handed because you are not capable of winning at any other endeavor.
Erin Passons
Friendship is not a license to be cruel.
Unknown
Friendship is not about whom you spend the most time with, it's about whom you have the best time with and who's actually there for you.
Unknown
Friendship is a two-way street, not a one-way road. It's not about what you can get, it's about what you can give.
Unknown
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